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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-04-08PLANNING BOARD MEETING I April 8, 1957 A regular meeting of the Planning Board was held in the Town Engineer's Room, Town Office Building on Monday, April 81 1957 at 7:40 p.m. Present were Chair- man Grindle, Messrs. Abbott, Adams, Burnell and Soule, members of the Board; and Mr. Snow, Planning Director. It was moved, seconded and unanimously voted that Mr. Adams be temporary chairman, Mr. Grindle being de- layed by another appointment. The Board approved the minutes of the April 2, MINUTES 1957 meeting. It was moved, seconded and unanimously voted SECRETARY that Mrs. Baker be employed as the Board's permanent secretary on a part-time basis, her salary to be paid out of personal services funds, and not general ex- penses. It was decided that she should be compensated at the rate of $1.67 per hour. Mr. Grindle came to the meeting at 7:55 p.m. at FORD A which time the Board considered the following Form A ' applications for Planning Board jurisdiction: #57-37, submitted April 3, 1957, by Marion J. Ryan, John E. Ryan, Atty., plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington -Mass." Scale: 1" a 401, dated Mar. 26, 1957, Miller and Nylander, Civil Engr's & Surveyors -Lexington, Mass. #57-38, submitted on April 39 1957, by Richard C. Long, plan entitled "A ComRiled Plan of Land in Lexington -Mass." Scale: 1 s 40', dated Sept. 8, 1956, Miller and N lander, Civil Engr's & Surveyors -Lexington, Mass. #57-39, submitted on April 4, 1957 by C. Robert Campbell, plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexing- ton, Mass." Scale: 1 in. - 40 ft. dated March 30, 1957, Fred A. Joyce, Surveyor, Belmont, Mass. #57-40, submitted on April 8 1957 by A. Morris Kobrick, Trustee of the Meryi Robert Trust, plan entitled "Plan of Land in Lexington -Masse" Scale: 1" - 401, dated Mar 21, 1957• Miller and Nylander, Civil Engr's & Surveyors -Lexington, Mass. #57-41, submitted on April 8, 1957 bDavid entitled Rix, by Alfred P. Tropeano, Atty., plan #Subdivision of Land Court Case No. 18315 Land in Lexington Mass." Scale: 1" 7 40', dated Apr. ' 2, 1957s Miller and Nplander, Civil Engrfs & Surveyors -Lexington, Mass #57-420 submitted April 8, 1957 by Harold E. Stevens for Town of Lexington, plan entitled "Plan of Land Showing Sewer & Water Easement in Lexington -Mass.," Scale: i" - 401, dated Apr. 3, 1957, Richard J. Gayer, Town Engineer. #57-43, submitted April 8, 1957 by Harold E., Stevens for the Town of Lexington, plan en- titled "Plan of Land Showing Elementary School Sites on Grove Street in Lexington Mass.," Scale: 1" • 401, dated April 4, 1957, Richard J. Gayer, Town Engineer. It was moved, seconded and unanimously VOTED: That the plans accompanying applica- tions #57-37 through #57-43 be signed bearing the endorsement "Lexington Planning Board approval under Subdi- vision Control Law not required." BILLS It was moved, seconded, and voted, Mr. Adams ' not voting, that the following bills presented for payment be approved: Mass. Fed. of Planning Boards,. dues for 1957-430.00• Graphic Reproductions, white prints --$1.20; Bruce i. Howlett, professional ser- vices, period ending April 7, 1957-4157.00; Louise M. Baker, secretarial services, period ending Apr. 5, 1957--$25-00; Minute -man Publications, advertis- ing --*4.90. CAT ROCK Mr. Adams called the Board's attention to an RESERVATION April 3, 1957 letter from the Waltham Chamber of Com- merce in regard to a dinner meeting to be held on April 15, 1957 to give consideration to the 'problems involved in the proposed Cat Rock Reservation, this being a legislative proposal to create a state reser- vation in Weston, Waltham and Lincoln on land west of the Cambridge Water Basin. Mr. Adams who planned to attend the meeting was authorized to speak for the Planning Board and to state that the Board was in favor of such a proposal and that consideration be given to extension of the proposed reservation into Lexington. BOARD OF Taken under consideration was the petition of ' APPEALS George A. Mahoney for permission to operate a truck- ing and express business at 927 Massachusetts Ave., MAHONEY said property being in an R 2 district. Read to, approved by the Board, and signed by the ChairrmAn ' was a letter dated April 8, 1957 addressed to the Board of Appeals in which it was stated that the Planning Board decided to go on record as opposing the granting of the Mahoney petition. It was stated that in the opinion of the Board there is insufficient room on the property numbered 927 Massachusetts Ave. to park trucks and passenger cars of employees of the business; that upon visiting the property on a number of occasions it was found that some of these cars and trucks were parked on Massachusetts Ave. in front of the house numbered 927; that in the Board's opinion this practice neither preserved and- .increased the amenities of the neighborhood in which the house is located nor lessens the congestion on Massachusetts Avenue; that during the Planning Board traffic survey conducted on Oct. 25, 1956, 12,132 cars and trucks passed by this house between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.• and that with the limiting of access onto Route 2 at Watertown Street this traffic will no doubt increase. The letter concluded by stating that based on the information set forth above and the visits to the property and the neighborhood, in the Planning Board's ' opinion granting of the permission requested would not be in the public interest because the proposed use of the land would increase the congestion on Massachusetts Avenue, would overcrowd the property at #927 Massachu- setts Avenue, would not conserve the value of the lands and buildings, would discourage the most appropriate use of land, and would not preserve and increase the amenities of the neighborhood. It was decided to hold a special meeting on April 10 in the Planning Board office to discuss prepared data assembled from the traffic surveys conducted under the direction of the Board. At this time it was decided to approve Leeland Con- struction Co.'s application for approval of defini- tive plan entitled "Robinson Hill Section 3^, such approval b eing contingent_ upon submission to the Board of a bond made out in proper form and in the proper amount. Read to the Board was John F. MacNeil's April 5, 1957 letter inquiring for information concerning rumors that the Richards, Swenson, and Hayden prop- erties along Route 2 were to be rezoned for commercial use. Mr. Grindle was authorized to telephone a reply ' to Mr. MacNeil. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m. Lev i G. Burnell, Jr. Clerk ROBINSON HILL SEC. 3